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India is now the 2nd largest 5G user with 400 million+ users globally, says Jyotiraditya Scindia
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (216+ words) He emphasised on how India is setting global benchmarks in scale, speed and digital transformation. Since its launched in 2022, 5G services are now available across the country with a major base of 99.6 per cent and with a population coverage of 85 per…...
Ethereal Exploration Guild raises $5 m in Series A from TDK Ventures to build fully reusable medium-lift rocket
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (586+ words) Bengaluru-based space technology start-up Ethereal Exploration Guild has raised up to $5 million in its Series A round from TDK Ventures, as it looks to develop what it says will be the world's first fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle and sharply…...
IMD Update: North-east monsoon may end in next 2 days
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (406+ words) IMD forecasts the north-east monsoon's end in two days, with potential rainfall in South Peninsula next week. North-east monsoon may draw to a close in next two days, says IMD European forecaster sees a stray rain event for parts of…...
Google says US transmission system is biggest challenge for connecting data centers
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (348+ words) Connecting to the U.S. electrical transmission system has become the biggest problem for powering up "Google data centers on the grid, as the wait times "to connect surge to more than a decade in "some parts of the country, an energy…...
Wikipedia partners with Microsoft, Meta, Amazon in AI content training deals
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (265+ words) Wikipedia on Thursday unveiled partnerships with several Big Tech companies including Microsoft, Meta and "Amazon, marking a major step up in the non-profit's ability to "monetise tech firms' reliance on its content. Wikimedia Foundation, the "operator of the online encyclopedia,…...
Microsoft in record deal for soil carbon credits as data centres surge
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (416+ words) London Microsoft has agreed with Indigo "Carbon to buy a record 2.85 million soil carbon credits "linked to regenerative agriculture in the United States, as the "tech giant aims to become "carbon negative" by 2030 despite surging emissions linked to AI. While…...
X implements tech measures to prevent Grok from generating sexualised AI content
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (711+ words) Microblogging platform X has implemented technological measures to prevent Grok from allowing the generation of images of real people in revealing clothing in jurisdictions where it is illegal, after it faced a heavily backlash over obscene deepfakes generated by the…...
At 2.9 degrees Celsius, Delhi records its coldest morning this season
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (233+ words) Bone-chilling temperatures greeted people on Thursday as the national capital recorded its coldest morning of the season. Safdarjung, the city's primary weather station, recorded its lowest January minimum since 2023 at 2.9 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature had dropped to 1.4 degrees Celsius…...
OPEC wants a rethink of label ‘fossil fuel’
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (502+ words) Last month, Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General, on December 15, 2025, wrote "Does the "fossil fuel" label require a rethink?" "Precision is fundamental to science. This is particularly the case regarding accurate terminology. Unfortunately, within the discourse on future energy pathways,…...
Google Gemini can proactively analyze users’ Gmail, photos, searches
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (167+ words) This marks our next step toward making Gemini more personal, proactive and powerful," he added.Personal Intelligence is initially launching in the US in beta. Gemini could already retrieve information from various Googleservices when asked to do so, but the…...